Learning from waterfowl...

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In the fall when you see geese heading south for the winter flying
along in the "V" formation, you might be interested in knowing 
what science has discovered about why they fly that way.  It has 
been learned that as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift 
for the bird immediately following.  By flying in a "V" formation, 
the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each 
bird flew on its own.
 
PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF A TEAM AND SHARE A 
COMMON DIRECTION GET WHERE THEY ARE GOING 
QUICKER AND EASIER, BECAUSE THEY ARE TRAVELLING 
ON THE TRUST OF ONE ANOTHER.
 
Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the 
drag and resistance of trying to go through it alone and quickly 
gets back into formation to take advantage of the power of the 
flock.

IF WE HAVE AS MUCH SENSE AS A GOOSE, WE WILL 
SHARE INFORMATION WITH THOSE WHO ARE HEADED 
THE SAME WAY WE ARE GOING.

When the lead goose gets tired, he rotates back in the wing
and another goose takes over.
 
IT PAYS TO SHARE LEADERSHIP AND TAKE TURNS DOING 
HARD JOBS.
 
The geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep 
their speed.
 
WORDS OF SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION HELP ENERGIZE 
THOSE ON THE FRONT LINE, HELPING THEM TO KEEP 
PACE IN SPITE OF THE DAY-TO-DAY PRESSURES AND
FATIGUE.
 
Finally, when a goose gets sick or is wounded by a gunshot 
and falls out, two geese fall out of the formation and follow the 
injured one down to help and protect him.  They stay with him 
until he is either able to fly or until he is dead, and then they 
launch out with another formation to catch up with their group.
 
IF WE HAVE THE SENSE OF A GOOSE, WE WILL STAND 
BY EACH OTHER WHEN THINGS GET ROUGH.
 
The next time you see a formation of geese, remember ...
it is a REWARD, A CHALLENGE AND A PRIVILEGE to be 
a contributing member of a TEAM.

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